(Motorsport) Sergio Perez has signed a two year contract extension with Red Bull Racing which will keep the Mexican at the team till 2024. The 32 year old has proved to be a reliable number 2 for Red Bull, currently occupying the third place in Drivers Standings and winning the Monaco Grand Prix last weekend. His partnership with reigning champion Max Verstappen has also meant that Red Bull are currently first in the Constructors Standings.

Perez joined Red Bull Racing at the end of 2020 and finished in fourth position at the end of 2021 in the Drivers Standings. Speaking to the media, the Mexican said “For me, this has been an incredible week, winning the Monaco Grand Prix is a dream for any driver and then to follow that with announcing I will continue with the team until 2024 just makes me extremely happy. I am so proud to be a member of this team and I feel completely at home here now. We are working very well together and my relationship with Max, on and off the track, is definitely helping drive us forward even more." 

Christian Horner, Team Principal of Red Bull said “Time and again he has proved himself to not only be a magnificent team player but as his level of comfort has grown he has become a real force to be reckoned with at the sharp end of the grid. This year he has taken another step and the gap to world champion Max has closed significantly, evidenced by his superb pole position in Jeddah earlier this year and by his wonderful win in Monaco just last weekend. For us, holding onto his pace, race craft and experience was a no-brainer and we are delighted that Checo will continue to race for the team until 2024. In partnership with Max we believe we have a driver pairing that can bring us the biggest prizes in F1." 

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